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Non-linear programming : a basic introduction / by Shah, Nita H., Mishra, Poonam Prakash

Table of Contents: “…Try Yourself -- 4 Applications of Non-Linear Programming -- 4.1 Basics of Formulation -- 4.2 Examples of NLP Formulation -- Example 1: Profit Maximization -- Production Problem -- Example 2: Cost Minimization -- Optimum Designing Problem -- Example 3: Cost Minimization -- Electrical Engineering -- Example 4: Design of a Small Heat Exchanger Network -- Chemical Engineering -- Example 5: Real-Time Optimization of a Distillation Column -- Petroleum Engineering -- 4.3 Solving NLP through MATLAB Inbuilt Functions -- 4.4 Choice of Method -- Try Yourself -- Bibliography -- Index…”
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Sustainability assessment of renewables-based products : methods and case studies /

Table of Contents: “…The growing role of biomass for future resource supply : prospects and pitfalls -- Helmut Haber -- The growing role of photovoltaic solar, wind and geothermal energy as renewables for electricity generation / W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, J.G. Schepers, J.D.A.M. van Wees -- Assessment of sustainability within holistic process design / Alexei Lapkin, Philipp-Maximilian Jacob, Polina Yaseneva, Charles Gordon, Amy Peace -- A mass balance approach to link sustainable renewable resources in chemical synthesis with market demand / Dr. …”
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BACnet the global standard for building automation and control networks / by Newman, H. Michael, 1942-

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Chemical and biochemical reactions kinetics and mechanism /

Table of Contents: “….] -- On processes of the charge transfer in the electrical conducting polymer materials / T. Marsagishvili, J. …”
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Nanotechnology in biology and medicine : research advancements & future perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…3.11 Applications of Algae in Nanotechnology3.11.1 Application of Nanospheres in the Transesterification Reaction; 3.11.2 Application of Diatoms in Waste Degradation and Metal Toxicity; 3.11.3 Application of Nano-Cellulose from Algae in Electrical Insulators; 3.11.4 Applications of Diatoms in the Electronics Industry; 3.11.5 Applications of Coccoliths in Nanotechnology; 3.12 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Liposome Nanocarrier Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Structure of Liposomes; 4.2.1 Phospholipids; 4.2.2 Cholesterol; 4.3 Classification of Liposomes…”
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Theoretical Spectroscopy of Transition Metal and Rare Earth Ions From Free State to Crystal Field. by Brik, Mikhail G.

Table of Contents: “…3: The Theory of Atom of Hydrogen3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Experimental Spectroscopic Results Known by the End of the 19th Century-Beginning of the 20th Century; 3.3 Solution of the Schrödinger Equation for the Hydrogen-Like Atom; 3.4 Selection Rules for the Electric Dipole Transitions; 3.5 Fine Structure of the Energy Levels and the Spin of an Electron; 3.6 Four Quantum Numbers and Spectral Notation of the Hydrogen-Like Atoms States; 4: Multielectron Atoms; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Schrödinger Equation for the Multielectron Atoms: What Is Different from the Hydrogen-Like Atom Case?…”
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Nanocarbon Electronics by Zhou, Changjian

Table of Contents: “…Electronic Transport in Nanocarbon Interconnects -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Side Contact versus End Contact -- 3.3 Horizontal CNT Interconnects with Side Contacts -- 3.4 Vertical CNT Interconnects with End Contacts -- 3.4.1 CNT Interconnect Vias -- 3.4.2 CNT Via Nanostructure Characterization -- 3.4.3 Electrical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Vias -- 3.4.4 Current-Carrying Capacity Experiment -- 3.4.5 Comparison of CNT Vias with Cu and W Vias…”
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Scattering of acoustic and electromagnetic waves by small impedance bodies of arbitrary shapes : applications to creating new engineered materials / by Ramm, A. G. (Alexander G.)

Table of Contents: “…Some results from the potential theory -- 11.1 Potentials of the simple and double layers -- 11.2 Replacement of the surface potentials -- 11.3 Asymptotic behavior of the solution to the Helmholtz equation under the impedance boundary condition -- 11.4 Some properties of the electrical capacitance -- 11.5 Summary of the results --…”
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Hybrid Nanocomposites : Fundamentals, Synthesis, and Applications /

Table of Contents: “…2.2.2.2 In situ polymerization2.2.2.3 The electrochemical method; 2.2.2.4 Enzymatic synthesis; 2.2.2.5 The self-assembly method; 2.2.2.6 Template polymerization; 2.2.2.7 Gamma irradiation; 2.2.2.8 The microemulsion method; 2.2.2.9 The inverse emulsion method; 2.2.2.10 One-pot polymerization; 2.2.3 Effect of Surfactants; 2.3 Properties of Hybrid Composites; 2.3.1 Optical/Photocatalytic Properties; 2.3.2 Electrical/Dielectric Properties; 2.4 Applications of PANI/TiO2 Composites; 2.4.1 Photocatalysis; 2.4.2 Smart Corrosion-Resistant Coatings; 2.4.3 Sensors; 2.4.4 Energy Storage Devices…”
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Radiation sensors with 3D electrodes / by Viá, Cinzia da, Betta, G. F. (Gian-Franco Dalla), Parker, Sherwood

Table of Contents: “…DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND COMMON WAFER LAYOUT; 7.3. SENSOR ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS…”
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Solar power and energy storage systems / by Kim, Hee-Je

Table of Contents: “…1.5.2 Economic and Sensitivity Analysis1.6 Conclusions; 2: Improved High-Efficiency Conventional Solar Photovoltaic System: A Novel Approach; 2.1 Overall Survey; 2.2 Bireflector Photovoltaic System; 2.2.1 Electrical Modeling; 2.2.2 Optical Modeling; 2.3 Proposed Cooling Techniques; 2.3.1 Passive-Air-Cooled System; 2.3.2 Closed-Loop Water Loop System; 2.3.3 Active-Air-Cooled System; 2.3.4 Water Sprinkling System; 2.4 Hybrid Energy Systems; 2.5 Experimental Setup; 2.6 Results and Discussions; 2.6.1 Investigating the Effective Reflector Material/Structure…”
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The Triumph of the Sun in 2000-2020 How Solar Energy Conquered the World. by Palz, W. (Wolfgang), 1937-

Table of Contents: “…4.1 The Triumph of Solar Power4.1.1 The World's Power Capacity from Renewable Energies Up to 2020; 4.1.2 The Turn of the European PV Market from 2010 to 2013 and the Emergence of New Market Leaders, China, Japan, the UK, India; 4.1.3 The Global PV and Wind Markets today; 4.1.4 New Trends; 4.1.4.1 Auto-consumption; 4.1.4.2 Renewables in the free electricity markets: PPAs as new global market design; 4.2 Renewable Energies for Heating and Transport; 4.2.1 Bio-Energy, the All-Rounder; 4.2.2 Heat Networks Promoting Geothermal Heat, Bio-heat, Heat Waste from Incineration Plants and Co-generation…”
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Essays in energy /

Table of Contents: “…Small hydroelectric plants / Chad Kaleky -- 2.1 Introduction to hydropower -- 2.2 Diversity of hydropower plant design -- 2.3 Small hydroelectric power plants in use -- 2.4 Design of small hydroelectric power plants -- 2.5 Automatic controls in small hydroelectric plants -- 2.6 Environmental impact -- 2.7 Small hydropower utilization -- 2.8 Generators in hydropower systems -- 2.9 Electricity production using current water supply system -- 2.10 Conclusion -- References --…”
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Citizen Science : Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy /

Table of Contents: “…Palmer, Martin Brocklehurst, Elizabeth Tyson, Anne Bowser, Eleonore Pauwels and Frederic Bartumeus -- Part III. …”
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The physics of microdroplets by Berthier, Jean, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Droplets: Shape, Surface and Volume 83 -- 3.1 Abstract 83 -- 3.2 The Shape of Micro-drops 84 -- 3.3 Electric Bonds Number 85 -- 3.4 Shape, Surface Area and Volume of Sessile Droplets 85 -- 3.5 Conclusion 103 -- 3.6 References 103 -- 4. …”
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Merritt's neurology.

Table of Contents: “…Head injury -- Spine injury -- Cranial and peripheral nerve lesions -- Complex regional pain syndrome -- Radiation injury -- Electrical and lightning injury -- Decompression sickness -- Intervertebral dics and radiculopathy -- Cervical spondylotic myelopathy -- Thoracic outlet syndrome -- Hereditary and acquired spastic paraplegia -- Syringomyelia -- Neonatal neurology -- Floppy infant syndrome -- Disorders of motor and mental development -- Autism spectrum disorders -- Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome -- Cerebral and spinal malformations -- Chromosomal diseases -- Marcus Gunn -- Möbius syndrome -- Disorders of amino acid metabolism -- Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism -- Lysosomal and other storage diseases -- Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism -- Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome -- Disorders of DNA maintenance, transcription, and translation -- Hyperammonemia -- Peroxisomal diseases: adrenoleukodystrophy, zellweger syndrome, and refsum disease -- Organic acidurias -- Disorders of metal metabolism -- Acute intermittent porphyria -- Neurologic syndromes with acanthocytes -- Cerebral degenerations of childhood -- Diffuse sclerosis and vanishing white matter disease -- Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies: diseases of mitochondrial DNA -- Leber hereditary optic neuropathy -- Mitochondrial diseases with mutations of nuclear DNA -- Neurofibromatosis -- Tuberous sclerosis complex -- Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis -- Incontinentia pigmenti -- General considerations -- Alzheimer disease -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Lewy body dementias -- Huntington disease -- Choreas -- Myoclonus -- Gilles de la tourette syndrome -- Dystonia -- Essential tremor -- Parkinson disease -- Parkinson-plus syndromes -- Paroxysmal dyskinesias -- Tradive dyskinesia and other neuroleptic-induced syndromes -- Autosomal recessive ataxias -- Autosomal dominant ataxias -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, and primary lateral sclerosis -- Kennedy disease -- Spinal muscular atrophies of childhood -- Monomelic muscular atrophy -- General considerations -- The inherited peripheral neuropathies -- Acquired neuropathies -- Neuropathic pain -- Myasthenia gravis -- Lambert-Eaton syndrome -- Botulism and antibiotic-induced neuromuscular disorders -- Critical illness myopathy and neuropathy -- Identifying disorders of the motor unit --…”
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Climate change / by Wong, Kaufui Vincent

Table of Contents: “…Anthropogenic heat release into the environment -- 5.1 Introduction and statement -- 5.2 Hypothesis of method and the method -- 5.3 Heat based on world energy consumption -- 5.4 Heat from net electricity generation -- 5.5 Heat from oil refineries -- 5.6 Heat from garbage incineration -- 5.7 World output of carbon dioxide -- 5.8 Heat from formation of sulfur dioxide from combustion -- 5.9 Heat from animal bodies -- 5.10 Discussion and conclusion -- 5.11 Nomenclature -- References --…”
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Multicriteria decision aid and artificial intelligence links, theory and applications / by Doumpos, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: List of Contributors Preface Part One The Contributions of Intelligent Techniques in Multicriteria Decision Aiding 1 Computational Intelligence Techniques for Multicriteria Decision Aiding: An Overview 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The MCDA Paradigm 1.2.1 Modeling Process 1.2.2 Methodological Approaches 1.3 Computational Intelligence in MCDA 1.3.1 Statistical Learning and Data Mining 1.3.2 Fuzzy Modeling 1.3.3 Metaheuristics 1.4 Conclusions References 2 Intelligent Decision Support Systems 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Fundamentals of Human Decision Making 2.3 Decision Support System 2.4 Intelligent Decision Support Systems 2.4.1 Artificial Neural Networks for Intelligent Decision Support 2.4.2 Fuzzy Logic for Intelligent Decision Support 2.4.3 Expert Systems for Intelligent Decision Support 2.4.4 Evolutionary Computing for Intelligent Decision Support 2.4.5 Intelligent Agents for Intelligent Decision Support 2.5 Evaluating Intelligent Decision Support Systems 2.5.1 Determining Evaluation Criteria 2.5.2 Multi-Criteria Model for IDSS Assessment 2.6 Summary and Future Trends References Part Two Intelligent Technologies for Decision Support and Preference Modeling 3 Designing Distributed Multi-Criteria Decision Support Systems for Complex and Uncertain Situations 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Example Applications 3.3 Key Challenges 3.4 Making Trade-offs: Multi-criteria Decision Analysis 3.4.1 Multi-attribute Decision Support 3.4.2 Making Trade-offs Under Uncertainty 3.5 Exploring the Future: Scenario-based Reasoning 3.6 Making Robust Decisions: Combining MCDA and SBR 3.6.1 Decisions Under Uncertainty: The Concept of Robustness 3.6.2 Combining Scenarios and MCDA 3.6.3 Collecting, Sharing and Processing Information: A Distributed Approach 3.6.4 Keeping Track of Future Developments: Constructing Comparable Scenarios 3.6.5 Respecting Constraints and Requirements: Scenario Management 3.6.6 Assisting Evaluation: Assessing Large Numbers of Scenarios 3.7 Discussion 3.8 Conclusion References 4 Preference Representation with Ontologies 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 Structure of the Chapter 4.2 Ontology-based Preference Models 4.3 Maintaining the User's Profile up to Date 4.4 Decision Making Methods Exploiting the Preference Information Stored in Ontologies 4.4.1 Recommendation Based on Aggregation 4.4.2 Recommendation Based on Similarities 4.4.3 Recommendation Based on Rules 4.5 Discussion and Open Questions References Part Three Decision Models 5 Neural Networks in Multicriteria Decision Support 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Basic Concepts of Neural Networks 5.2.1 Neural Networks for Intelligent Decision Support 5.3 Basics in Multicriteria Decision Aid 5.3.1 MCDM Problems 5.3.2 Solutions of MCDM Problems 5.4 Neural Networks and Multicriteria Decision Support 5.4.1 Review of Neural Network Applications to MCDM Problems 5.4.2 Discussion 5.5 Summary and Conclusions References 6 Rule-Based Approach to Multicriteria Ranking 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Problem Setting 6.3 Pairwise Comparison Table (PCT) 6.4 Rough Approximation of Outranking and Non-outranking Relations 6.5 Induction and Application of Decision Rules 6.6 Exploitation of Preference Graphs 6.7 Illustrative Example 6.8 Summary and Conclusions References 7 About the Application of Evidence Theory in MultiCriteria Decision Aid 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Evidence Theory: Some Concepts 7.2.1 Knowledge Model 7.2.2 Combination 7.2.3 Decision Making 7.3 New Concepts in Evidence Theory for MCDA 7.3.1 First Belief Dominance 7.3.2 RBBD Concept 7.4 Multicriteria Methods modeled by Evidence Theory 7.4.1 Evidential Reasoning Approach 7.4.2 DS/AHP 7.4.3 DISSET 7.4.4 A Choice Model Inspired by ELECTRE I 7.4.5 A Ranking Model Inspired by Xu et al.'…”
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Applications of microdialysis in pharmaceutical science

Table of Contents: “…Microdialysis as an elegant tool to elucidate mechanisms of electrical brain stimulation and neuronal circuits involved in the generation and control of seizures. -- 5. …”
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Subseafloor Biosphere Linked to Hydrothermal Systems TAIGA Concept /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: concept of TAIGA -- Geochemical constraints on potential biomass sustained by subseafloor water-rock interactions -- Microbial cell densities, community structures, and growth in the hydrothermal plumes of subduction hydrothermal systems -- Systematics of distributions of various elements between ferromanganese oxides and seawater from natural observation, thermodynamics, and structures -- Evaluating hydrothermal system evolution using geochronological dating and biological diversity analyses -- Quantification of microbial communities in hydrothermal vent habitats of the Southern Mariana Trough and the Mid-Okinawa Trough -- Development of hydrothermal and frictional experimental systems to simulate sub-seafloor water–rock–microbe interactions -- Experimental hydrogen production in hydrothermal and fault systems: Significance for habitability of subseafloor H2 chemoautotroph microbial ecosystems -- Experimental assessment of microbial effects on chemical interaction between seafloor massive sulfides and seawater at 4℃ -- A compilation of the stable isotopic compositions of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur in soft body parts of animals collected from deep-sea hydrothermal vent and methane seep fields: variations in energy source and importance of subsurface microbial processes in the sediment-hosted systems -- Tectonic background of four hydrothermal fields along the Central Indian Ridge -- Indian Ocean hydrothermal systems: seafloor hydrothermal activities, physical and chemical characteristics of hydrothermal fluids, and vent-associated biological communities -- Petrology and geochemistry of mid-ocean ridge basalts from the southern Central Indian Ridge -- Petrology of peridotites and related gabbroic rocks around the Kairei-hydrothermal field in the Central Indian Ridge -- Distribution and Biogeochemical Properties of Hydrothermal Plumes in the Rodriguez Triple Junction -- Vent fauna in the Central Indian Ridge -- The mantle dynamics, the crustal formation, and the hydrothermal activity of the Southern Mariana Trough back-arc Basin -- Seismic structure and seismicity in the Southern Mariana Trough and their relation to hydrothermal activity -- Electrical resistivity structure of the Snail site at the Southern Mariana Trough spreading center -- Asymmetric seafloor spreading of the southern Mariana Trough back-arc basin -- Geochemical characteristics of active backarc basin volcanisms at the southern end of Mariana Trough -- Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of hydrothermal minerals collected from hydrothermal vent fields in the Southern Mariana spreading center -- Dating of hydrothermal mineralization in active hydrothermal fields in the Southern Mariana Trough -- Intra-field variation of prokaryotic communities on and below the seafloor in the back-arc hydrothermal system of the Southern Mariana Trough -- Vent fauna in the Mariana Trough -- Population history of a hydrothermal vent-endemic snail Alviniconcha hessleri in the Mariana Trough -- Hydrothermal activity in the Okinawa Trough backarc basin -geological background and hydrothermal mineralization- -- Active rifting structures in Iheya Graben and adjacent area of the mid-Okinawa Trough observed through seismic reflection surveys -- ESR dating of barite in sea-floor hydrothermal sulfide deposits in the Okinawa Trough -- Fluid geochemistry of high-temperature hydrothermal fields in the Okinawa Trough -- Sediment‒pore water system associated with native sulfur formation at Jade hydrothermal field in Okinawa Trough -- Comparative investigation of microbial communities associated with hydrothermal activities in the Okinawa Trough -- In situ determination of bacterial growth in mixing zone of hydrothermal vent field on the Hatoma Knoll, Southern Okinawa Trough -- Vent Fauna in the Okinawa Trough -- Brief report of side-scan sonar observations around the Yokoniwa NTO massif -- Examination of volcanic activity: AUV and submersible observations of fine-scale lava flow distributions along the Southern Mariana Trough spreading axis -- Brief report of side-scan sonar imagery observations of the Archaean, Pika, and Urashima hydrothermal sites -- The Yoron Hole: the shallowest hydrothermal site in the Okinawa Trough -- The Irabu Knoll: Hydrothermal site at the eastern edge of the Yaeyama Graben -- Tarama Knoll: Geochemical and biological profiles of hydrothermal activity -- Petrography and geochemistry of basement rocks drilled from Snail, Yamanaka, Archean, and Pika hydrothermal fields at the Southern Mariana Trough by Benthic Multi-coring System (BMS) -- Pore fluid chemistry beneath active hydrothermal fields in the mid-Okinawa Trough: Results of shallow drilling by BMS during TAIGA11 cruise -- The characteristics of the seafloor massive sulfide deposits at the Hakurei Site in the Izena Hole, the Middle Okinawa Trough -- Occurrence of hydrothermal alteration minerals at the Jade hydrothermal field, in the Izena Hole, mid-Okinawa Trough -- Geochemistry of hydrothermal fluids collected from active hydrothermal systems in the southern Mariana Trough backarc spreading center -- Gamma ray doses in water around sea floor hydrothermal area in South Mariana -- 226Ra-210Pb and 228Ra-228Th dating of barite in submarine hydrothermal sulfide deposits collected at Okinawa Trough and South Mariana Trough -- OSL dating of sea floor sediments at the Okinawa Trough -- Immediate change of radiation doses from hydrothermal deposits -- Periodic behavior of deep sea current in the Hatoma Knoll hydrothermal system -- The gelatinous macroplankton community at the Hatoma Knoll hydrothermal vent.…”
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